Gartner



J. P. BAUMGARINER.

SUSPENDED GAMER ADJUSTMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I2. I9I9.

Patented Oct. 7, 1919.

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.T osnrnr. BAUMGARTNER, orrniLnpnnrnrn,PENNSYLVANIA, if

Y SUSPENDED-GARTER ADJUSTMENT.

To all @hom z'mag/ concern.'

Be 1tl known that I, JOSEPH P. BAUM- GARTNER, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, re-

siding at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful Suspended-GarterAAdjustment, of which the followingis a specification. I y

My invention relates to'buckles for adjustment of the length ofagarter-supporting strap or other suspender.

Thev purpose of' my invention is to provide for -release vof the catch-by pressure upon thesides of the' buckle against the body of l5 catchfrom excessive releasing movement.

Further purposes will appear in thespecification and in the claimsthereof.

' I have preferred tol illustrate my inveni tion by but oneform,selecting` a form which I have found in use to be practical, efficient,

reliable andvery attractive in appearance and which at the same timewell illustrates the principles of my invention.

Figure 1 is a broken front elevation, showing my invention applied to afabric strap to be adjusted.

Fig. Qis a rear elevation of the construction seen yin Fig. l. L

Fig. 3 is a side eleva-tion ofthe structure seenl in Fig. 1, with theaddition of the lower I ,partA of the strap. f

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are sections of Figs. 1 and 2, taken upon lines 4-4,5 5, 6-6 and 77 respectively. f Y Y Figs; 8 and 9 are perspective viewsof the two parts of mybuckle.Y

FiO'. 10 is an end elevation of the frame l v n lwardly extended, as at26,126 so that they showtn in F'igfS. i

In the drawings similar numerals indicate like parts. f I I The bucklecomprises two metallic'members, the frame 10 and the spring prongedcatch 11, secured together by rivet 12.

The frame comprises a central plate 13, slit-ted or slotted andrearwardly pressed at. one end, at 14, to form a bar 15 preferably farenough behind the plate for the end of the fabric strap to lie between,and to be secured to the bar 15, by sewing.. At its Specification ofLetters Patent. n Applicatonilm- February 12, 1919. Serial No. 276,475.v

Patented Octal?, 1919.

opposite end the sides yof the'plate portion `i 'n are extended and are`bent rearwardly and then toward eachother' to` form finge-'rs 16 and 16far enough baclrof the plate 13 to form, between the ngers and theplate, a Vlongitudinally'extending passage 17 for the strap `to beadjusted, holding y at the end which is secured to the barl. f

' The reasons for the rearward position of the bar 15 and of the lingers'16 and 16 are to remove the securing means forwthe end of the strapfrom friction engagement by the intermediate (front) strap section landto give finish to the'buckle. Y Y

"At a convenient part, preferablyjin the middle of the plate, betweenthe bar 15 and the fingersl, 16', the sides "of the 'plate are extendedforwardly and "then turned toward each other at 1S, 18*toform a passage19 between the plate'and these forward extensions, throughwhichpassagethe adjusta-ble intermediate (front) part Vof the fabric strap ispassed. "1

Between these points the strap vis'formr-,d

into a loop, as at 20, for the support of any suitable garment fasteningdev-ice shown at 21. .Y The catch 11k is of spring materialandisbalanced on opposite kends so as to grip at lboth sides ofthe strap.Itcomprises 'an intermediate spring strip 22 on 'each side of thecenter, f, which may be narrow, as shown, but in that case is laterallyextended, as at 28, at each end to supportspaced grips,

'herenshownas prongs 24. These'are normally sprung forward from therearside of the front (intermediate) `fabric. section '25. With the wideplate shown, the plate is notched at 13 to lgive room for the movementof the prong,` the plate-between 'the prongs giving supportto one.of theprongs at each side against strain longitudinally of the fabric strip. wY, Y

The ends of the spring catch are forcan be engaged by the thumb and ngerof `the wearer and pressedV rearwardly" against of the catchisi-relieved to permit the prongs i to .engage the'strip at new points.`

V:[n order-'5 to 'prevent excessivey rearward Vmovement ofV the ends 26,26', byrreasonrof which the spring catch might be bent out of shape, theends 26 and 26 are projected to-` vward e'ach other to form ingers-29and the plate is extended at each side, in the form of SSOps 30, to beengaged the ingers29, preventing excessive rearward movement of the,catch ends.

at f31 between the ,stops 30 and the forward extensions o'f the catch,so as to allow Va `to vsecure the parts together, so that the grips willnormally spring into the front passage land iin-ay be pressed.rearwardly by kmeans ,of the ends ofthe catch so as to re-v lease thegrips' from the fabric.. Y Y `While@showing the best form Vof my ini'vention Aknown ,to me, as required the statute, recognize that manyvariations may be made in my invention 'without departing from the:spirit and lscope thereof.

It is my intention to include all such within m, claims. v

1 1 aving thusjdescribed my invention, what VI claim as new and desireto :secure by Letters'.v Patent isn 1.- A buckle comprising a framehaving side edges extendedand turned toward each vother to form With theplate a passage, in combination with a pronged ,spring catch secured -atits middle part to the plate outside `the passage, leaving its endsfree, ex-

tending from side to side of the passage and ,Y -V fnormallypressmg itsprongs across the passagesnear the sides thereof. a Y

2. A= buckle comprising a frame providl ing a longitudinally-extendingpassage for al fabric strip, combination with a spring 1 Y Vcatchsecured near its middle portion to the frameV .en dhav'ng freefends'carrying tabric-.engaglng ygripslocated at thesides `of the [passageand normally pressingthe grips L across the passage, and `hand-operatedre* pleasing` members connected with the ends ifppiesA of #his patentmay rbe obtained for This protects the spring V.from distortion. Alittle spacelis allowed.

andeffective to move the grips outof the passage.

3". Abuckle vcomprising a frame providving a ,longitudinally-extendingfabric passage', acaftch secured near its mlddle portion tothe frame andhaving lits ends of spring material and adapted to extend in avdirectionacross the passage for gripping a purposes and means upon theends engaged by the hand of the user to release thev catch. f 4. VAbuckle comprising :a frame having -a longitudinally -extending fabricpassalge,

and a catch secured at itsV middle part lto ,the framefback of thepassage', having a fabric-engaginggrip near each end, .adapt- 's edtofbe supported bythe frame. against strain longitudinally ,of `thepassage, the catch beingv provided -with operating yend portions forrelease movement lof `the grips outof the passage. v t

5. Ina buclzle,l a frame comprising ajcenftra-l plate member extended atitsedges rearwardly and toward each other to form Y a rear.passage-andfcrwardly and-toward each other' ,to provide Ya 'frontpassage vin `combir-iation with 'a spring catch secured at its Vmiddlepart tothe back of :the plate mem-Y ber, extending .toward the edges4oit -thepasf sage and carrying grips spring-,pressed to.

enter the jfront passage.- y

6; Inafbuckle, a 'frame comprising a central plate member extendedat itsAedges rearwardly and toward V'each' 'other to .form a other to providea Vfront passage in combif nation with 'a spring catch secured at itsmiddle partV tothe lback of the plate mem-- -rear passage andforwardlyand toward each ber, extend-ing toward the edges @ofth'efp'as-`VY sage, carrying `gripsspring-pressed.to enter the frontpassage and having terminals for engagement :by the wearer to releasethe grips.

7 L A bucklecomprisin'g a metal vtrame v having a longitudinally'-extending fabric passage and a. catch'securedY in its middle port-ion tothe trame Yback of the passage, having a fabric engaging grip. neareachend, springpressed across' the passage and having terminals for lhandoperation, the .f

terminals being extended toward :each other to engage themetal of theframe tojliinit the release movement 'ofl :the .springv grips.

, JosErHii?. BAUMGFARTNER.

five ycents each, by addressingV theV Commissioner .of Patents,

Washington,A D.

